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Detroit Tigers' Javier Báez's beef with Amir Garrett continues, and it sure is fun

There's a lot of disdain between Detroit Tigers shortstop Javier Báez and Kansas City Royals reliever Amir Garrett.

The beef continued Saturday.

The rivalry dates to May 2019, when Báez didn't approve of Garrett's strikeout celebration. Báez, then with the Chicago Cubs, and Garrett, then with the Cincinnati Reds, jawed at each other and had to be separated.

"Uniform change didn't do a lot for that competitiveness between the two of them," Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said after Saturday's 4-3 win. "They're both very competitive dudes, and they both have not forgotten their past.